i'm jessica kartalija in for don scott. the morning's top head lines in just a minute. first let's head over to marty. >> good morning. let's take a look at how this day is going to square away. your christmas eve is going to have a little bit of rain. the upper 20s to low 30s right now. 41 as a high after a lunchtime of 39. >>> here's what we have our eye on today the tax credit deadline is just one week away. that means marylanders could miss out on hundreds of dollars of tax savings. >> veterans will receive gifts from the va. >> ravens head coach john harbaugh is expected to hold a news conference today one day after the team clenches the afc north championship. >> already making news this morning, in the wake of the school shooting in connecticut the topic of gun control is hotter than ever. >> an officer shoots and kills a man. wjz is live with what happened. >> the ravens are waking up with the afc north title and the win is a blow out over the giants. more news, first warning weather and your first traffic report of the morning in just a couple of minutes. did y